Combined sash holder and window release



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J. L. ARMSTRONG COMBINED SASH HOLDER AND WINDOW RELEASE Filed August 3. 1924 FEE. l I E 2 ffnuewfor v fi 9 n7 PatentedAug. 17, 1926.

* usrrs srras JOlIN L. ARIESTRONG, 0F CHICAGO,

rrmr vors, ASSIGNOR r0 THE NATIONAL LOCK WASHER ooMrANY, OENEWABK, NEw ERsEY, A oonrona'rron or new JERSEY.

COMBINED SASH HOLDER AND WINDOW RELEASE. I

Applicati'onfiled August 8,1924. Serial 1T0. 780,812.

This invention relates to sash holders generally, but more particularly to a window release device which is so combined with the sash holder lever that the operation ofthe latter will eifect the operation of such de vice.

Railroad car windows frequently stick at the bottom against the sill of the window, and this renders it exceedingly dillicult, iii not quite impossible, "to raise the window, and the object of the present invention is to provide a device which, when the sash holder lever is operated to release the window, will be impinged against the ,window sill, and thereby cause the window sash to be slightly elevated above the sill. hen

the device has once been installed on a car window, its continual operation will prevent any serious sticking of the bottom of the window sash to the sill.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application Figure 1 is an inside elevation showing an ordinary sash holder equipped with'the improvement with the parts in normal position- Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the sash holder lever operated to release the sash, and the impinging bolt member thrust downwardly-- Figure 3 is a'view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified form of the invention, and v Figure l is an elevation similar to Figure 3 but showing the position of parts after the sash holder lever has'been operated to release the window.

Similar numerals of reference denote like arts in the several fi ures of the drawin 0 a 2: Rererring particularly to Figures 1 and 2,

1 denotes the casing" of the sash holder hav-' ing formed therewith the usual dowels 2 to extend within the sash, and'3 is the sash holder lever pivoted as usual to a post 4t extending from the casing, and 5i's the usual coil spring interposed between the inner lower end of the member 2 and the casing whereby the action of the sash holder lever will be resilient.

There is nothing whatever that is new with respect to the construction above referred to since this is the ordinary sashholder such as is commonly used on railroad car windows.

Slidably housed within the bottom of the casing is a thrust member 6 which is confined in place by a plate 7 secured to the easmg.

8 is a link whose ends are respectively pivoted to the inner portion of the lever 3 and the upper end-of the thrust member 6,- andit will therefore be clear that when the member 3 is operated to release the window,

the thrust member 6 will be driven clownwardly against the window sill, the position of the parts being as is shown at Figure 2. The casing is mortised within the side of the saslu'there being two of these sash holder devices one at each side, and the lower part of the casing that houses the member 6 is flush with the bottom of the sash, so that when said member is forced downwardly it will be'readily understood that it will impinge against the sill of the window. i

It is not absolutely necessary that a link connection be provided between the sash holder member and the thrust member, since, referring to Figures 3 and 4:, the thrust member may be provided with a head 9 whose upper face is generally spherical, and a coil spring 10 may extend around the member 6 and be confined between the head and a shoulder 11 formed at the bottom of the housing so that said thrust member maybe depressed resiliently. The sash holder member 3 is shown provided at its lower eX- tremity with a cam 12, so that when the lever 3 isoperated to release the window this cam will be driven against the curved upper faceof the head 9 and will force the member v 6 outwardly as shown at Figure 4.

In the construction shown at Figures 3 and 4, the cam 12 is never out of contact with the top of the member 6, so that it will be clear that the latter can have no upward displacement, and while two coil springs have been shown, one'for the sash holder member and the other for the thrust member, it will be clear that the spring 10 could be'made heavy enough so as-to obviate the necessity of the spring 5, although it is preferred to employ both springs.

lVhile these two embodiments of the invention have been shown, it will nevertheless be apparent that various connections can be established between the sash holder member and the thrust member so that the operation of the former Will effect the operation of the latter, and the invention is therefore not limited in this respect.

Also car Windows are frequently hard to open because they are so tightly held by Weather stripping, and in such instances this invention will be found very efficient.

Vhat is claimed is 1. A combined sash holder and Window re lease, comprising a casing, an integral sash holder member pivoted to said casing and having its inner end projeetable therefron'i to function as a sash holder and its outer end formed into a lever that extends from the casing a spring for normally projecting said inner end, a vertically disposed and guided thrust member adapted to impinge against the Window sill ai'idcooperating eccentric interconnected parts carried respectively by said sash holder memberand thrust member whereby the upward movement of said lever Will effectthe downward movement of said thrust member.

2. A combined sash holder and Window. re-

lease, comprising a casing, an integral sash holder member pivoted to said casing and having its inner end projeotable therefrom to function as a sash holder and its outer end formed into a lever that extends from the casing,' a spring for normally projecting said inner end, vertically disposed and guided thrust member adapted to impinge against the w'vindo'x'v" sill, and lever connections intermediate said Sash holder and thrust members, whereby the movement of the former to release the sash will cause the thrust member to be driven against the Window sill.

8. A device of the character described,

JOHN L. ARMSTRONG. 

